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DD had to go to a pediatric opthamologist at 3 months because of a hemangioma under her eye lid. All they did was put the thing up to her eyes and measured how much light was refracting and what not... I can't imagine at this age it would be mire invasive.

when our LOS were 6 months, one of the mommas posted that we houlda ll get our LOs eyes checked. she was an optometrist. we took her to the Dr. and he just checke to see how she tracked the light and some stuff like that. i guess if she had issues with that then she would probably have to be tested further but everything was fine.

Conner has glasses already. He's had them since he was 10 months old. They looked in his eyes (after they dilated them) through various lenses, tested how he tracked light, etc. Conner also has CP, though. I don't know if a one-year-old otherwise would be going to the optometrist.

My LG has been in glasses since 15 months. She is near sighted with astigmatism. We went to a pediatric opthamologist like a previous post and it was very non invasive. Just the different lenses as someone already mentioned. The worst part was getting her fitted for glasses but everything else was easy.

It's been awhile since I worked for an optometrist, but they have a light they shine in your eye and they can tell what refraction (i.e. prescription) you need just by using the light thing. I think it's when the light shines back directly at them.

It's a good idea to have an eye exam done before the age of one as quite a few of the most common eye disorders can be addressed and treated quickly if caught before the age of one. That's why a lot of insurance companies totally cover it. I brought in my DD when she was 9 months for this reason and because our Ped thought that DD may have a slight alignment issues, but it was nothing.